The 1968 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented
Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois. It was founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School on May 22, 1895, by Illinois Governor John P. Altgeld as part of an expansion of the state's system ...
as an independent during the
1968 NCAA College Division football season
The 1968 NCAA College Division football season was the 13th season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level.
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. Led by
Howard Fletcher
Howard W. Fletcher (March 13, 1913 – August 23, 2001) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the Northern Illinois University from 1956 to 1968, compiling a record of 74–48–1. Fletcher's Norther ...
in his 13th and final season as head coach, the Huskies compiled a record of 2–8. Northern Illinois played home games at
Huskie Stadium
Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium is a college football stadium in the central United States, located on the campus of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. Opened in 1965, it is the home field of the NIU Huskies of the Mid-America ...
in
DeKalb, Illinois
DeKalb ( ) is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 43,862 according to the 2010 census, up from 39,018 at the 2000 census. The city is named after decorated Franconian- French war hero Johann de Kalb, who died ...
.
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Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois is a region generally covering the northern third of the U.S. state of Illinois. The region is by far the most populous of Illinois with nearly 9.7 million residents as of 2010.
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Northern Illinois is dominated by th ...
Northern Illinois Huskies football seasons
Northern Illinois Huskies football
The Northern Illinois Huskies football team are a college football program representing Northern Illinois University (NIU) in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of college football. NIU football plays its home games at Huskie Stadium on the cam ...
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